Air Canada Foundation First Annual Golf Tournament Raises Over $268,000 for Children in Need

Event Part of Year-Long Celebration of Air Canada’s 75(th) Anniversary

MONTREAL, Aug. 9, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ – The Air Canada Foundation’s first
annual fundraising golf tournament held Monday, August 6, at the Elm
Ridge Country Club, Québec, raised over $268,000 support of
organizations focused on the health and well-being of children in need.

“On behalf of all the people whose lives are touched by the Air Canada
Foundation, I extend a heartfelt thank you to our loyal partners,
sponsors, participants and volunteers whose enthusiasm and generosity
made this inaugural fundraising event a resounding success,” said
Priscille LeBlanc, Chair of the Air Canada Foundation. “With the
support of our customers, employees, friends and partners, the
Foundation is now able to provide financial as well as travel
assistance directly to those most in need.”

The event featured 36 teams totalling 144 golfers with funds raised
through sponsorships, fun events, and a silent and live auction of
items donated by tournament partners:

Presenting sponsor

Aeroplan

Patrons of Honour

AAR Corporation

Airbase Services

American Express

B/E Aerospace

CAE

Carlson Wagonlit

Delta TechOps

Embraer

Expedia & Egencia

GE Aviation

InFlight Canada

Panasonic Avionics

Pratt & Whitney

Spafax 

About the Air Canada Foundation

In celebration of its 75 years of community involvement, Air Canada
launched in 2012 the Air Canada Foundation, a not-for-profit
organization focused on the health and well-being of children in need.

The Air Canada Foundation offers support primarily through travel
assistance to core programs including: The Hospital Transportation
Program, which donates Aeroplan miles to 15 pediatric hospitals across
Canada so children can travel to obtain medical care unavailable
locally; the Air Canada Volunteer Involvement Program which encourages
employees to give back to their local community by providing them with
airline tickets to raise money for causes they support while the
employee-led charitable organization, Dreams Take Flight, each year
flies hundreds of ill and disadvantaged children to Disney for a day of
making wishes come true. To supplement travel initiatives with
financial assistance, the airline also engages directly in fundraising
activity such as the Every Bit Counts program which encourages
customers to donate loose change of all denominations onboard or
through airport collection containers.

The Foundation also offers continued support to major health-related
causes that benefit Canadians and is an active participant in
international humanitarian relief activity as the need arises.

For more information about The Air Canada Foundation, please visit www.aircanada.com/foundation

About Air Canada

Air Canada is Canada’s largest domestic and international airline
serving more than 175 destinations on five continents. Canada’s flag
carrier is the 15th largest commercial airline in the world and in 2011
served more than 33 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 59 Canadian cities, 56 destinations in
the United States and 63 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia,
Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada is a
founding member of Star Alliance, the world’s most comprehensive air
transportation network serving 1,356 destinations in 193 countries. In
2012, Air Canada was ranked Best International Airline in North America
in a worldwide survey of more than 18 million airline passengers
conducted by independent research firm Skytrax.

SOURCE AIR CANADA